A multi-faith summit in San Diego on Wednesday evening will push for human rights reforms in areas ranging from immigration policy to health care.

The free event, at 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church is hosted by the San Diego Organizing Project as well as local faith leaders Bishop Robert McElroy, Bishop Terrell Fletcher and Imam Taha Hassane. Organizers expect about 700 to attend from congregations across San Diego County. Those faith community members will pledge to push for change on several issues — deportation policy, mass incarceration, racial profiling, religious intolerance and health care.

One featured a border caravan against fear. The other promoted an upcoming event at which faith leaders promise to push for change on deportation policies.

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The San Diego Union-Tribune posted two items today centering around fear about the immigration policies of President Donald Trump.

One featured a border caravan against fear. The other promoted an upcoming event at which faith leaders promise to push for change on deportation policies.

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(Kate Morrissey)

Bishop Cornelius Bowser, of Charity Apostolic Church in southeastern San Diego, said the goal is to send a broad message that members of the faith community can relate to.

“We are a community, and we have to care for each other and look out for each other,” Bowser said by telephone.

He said his focus during his speech at the event will be on criminal justice reform and immigration issues.

Attendees will form “multi-action teams” to work to address the array of issues discussed at the event.

“This is a beginning and a calling together to move to action,” Bowser said.

He added that both members of the faith community and those who don’t identify with a faith are welcome.

Lita Morales, of Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside, said it’s important to her to participate in the summit because she knows what it feels like to be afraid to speak up, a sentiment that she sees in her church’s community of unauthorized immigrants.

She said she’s worried about how fear of deportation affects that community.

“It keeps you from living a normal life,” Morales said in a phone interview. “We shouldn’t live like that.”

“I don’t think it’s fair for a young kid to be thinking about what might happen to their parents instead of thinking about classes,” Morales said.

Wednesday evening’s event will also feature live music with local artists performing gospel songs and hymns.

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Democratic lawmakers and some Republicans in favor of a deal to protect 'Dreamers' want to drive a wedge between Trump and hardliners on his staff. (Oct. 9, 2017) (Sign up for our free video newsletter here http://bit.ly/2n6VKPR)

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